BURBANK, CA â€“ June 8, 2011 â€“ In celebration of the June 17th theatrical release and big-screen debut of the popular superhero â€œGreen Lantern,â€ Warner Bros. Pictures will electrify 11 North American cities on Monday, June 13, encouraging people to Join the (Green Lantern) Corps. Â Â Markets include: Â Los Angeles, New York City, Vancouver, San Diego, Miami, Atlanta, Cleveland, Kansas City, Sacramento, St. Louis, and New Orleans, where the film was shot.

To Join the Corps, fans will be invited to decipher local clues leading them to a secret location where the â€œGreen Lanternâ€ symbol will be projected from dusk until midnight. Â Those attending the events, sponsored by Kodak, will have the chance to win fantastic prizes, including an opportunity to be among the first to see the film at local preview screenings, limited edition T-shirts, light-up â€œGreen Lanternâ€ rings, â€œGreen Lantern: Emerald Knightsâ€ Blu-ray combo packs and more. Â And some people who are photographed with the projected symbol behind them will have their photos posted on the movie Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/greenlanternmovie. Â Select markets will also give people the chance to record the â€œGreen Lanternâ€ oath which will be added to the Infinite Oath app on the movie website: Â www.greenlantern.com.

Miami promotional partners WSVN TV â€“ Deco Drive, WJAN TV 4, infamouskidd.com, hudakonhollywood.com and sflsocialgeeks.org will disclose clues during the week of Monday, June 6 â€“ Friday, June 13 to help fans identify the â€œGreen Lanternâ€ symbolâ€™s secret location. WPOW FM â€“ Power 96 will host the Green Lantern Event. The first 50- 100 fans to arrive and have their picture taken with the symbol will receive passes to an advance screening, two days before the filmâ€™s nationwide theatrical release. Some of those attending the event will also receive limited edition T-shirts and other promotional prizes noted above. Some who are photographed at the event will have their picture posted on the above mentioned Facebook page : http://www.facebook.com/greenlanternmovie.

â€œGreen Lanternâ€ opens in theaters nationwide in 3D and 2D on Friday, June 17, 2011. The film has been rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action.

ABOUT â€œGREEN LANTERNâ€

In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, an elite, powerful force has existed for centuries.Â Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. Warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him the ability to create anything his mind can imagine.Â But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan.

Bringing the enduringly popular superhero to the big screen for the first time, â€œGreen Lanternâ€ stars Ryan Reynolds in the title role, under the direction of Martin Campbell. Â Campbell directed the film from a screenplay by Greg Berlanti & Michael Green & Marc Guggenheim and Michael Goldenberg, story by Greg Berlanti & Michael Green & Marc Guggenheim, based upon characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Â The film also stars Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett and Tim Robbins. Â â€œGreen Lanternâ€ was produced by Donald De Line and Greg Berlanti. Â Herbert W. Gains and Andrew Haas served as executive producers, with Lucienne Papon and Geoff Johns co-producing.